My first CNC finally arrived! (6040)

[Fred]

The electronics (stepper drivers and unshielded wiring mainly) are substandard, but you know... just have a play.

You may get missed steps but if you don't leave it unattended the worst you'll get is some wasted material. Best start with cheap wood anyway, so no big deal.

I had a Gecko already that I spotted cheap on eBay. Plenty of other good options out there though. My machine was secondhand and definitely missing steps. I might upgrade to a 48v supply but the 24v seems OK for now.

If you need any 2 and 4 core shielded cable for the steppers and limit switches let me know. I ended up buying 100ft reels of both as I couldn't find reasonable stuff in shorter lengths. I'm also using 3 core 1mm Belden CF for the spindle and that seems fine.

[d4cnc]

Thanks Fred.. and thanks for the kind offer.. I just purchased some from CPC earlier actually as I needed to order some stuff from them anyway..
Assuming that it's ok to fit... it's 7mm outer diameter rather than the 6mm that's in there at the moment...


http://cpc.farnell.com/1/1/210633--c...m-grey-1m.html